Tom Sandoval demanded the judge presiding over the bombshell lawsuit brought by Rachel Leviss be replaced due to a potential prejudice.
According to court documents, obtained by RadarOnline.com, on April 9, Sandoval’s lawyer Matthew J. Geragos filed a ‘Peremptory Challenge’ and asked that the judge assigned to the lawsuit be removed and replaced with another.
The filing said that The judicial officer named above [Honorable Anne Richardson], before whom the trial of, or a hearing in, this case is pending, or to whom it has been assigned, is prejudiced against the party (or his or her attorney) or the interest of the party (or his or her attorney,) so the declarant cannot, or believes that he or she cannot, have a fair and impartial trial or hearing before the judicial officer.”
Geragos signed the filing as the declarant.
Leviss sued Sandoval and Madix for alleged revenge porn and demanded unspecified damages.
“This lawsuit is squarely about illegal behavior and those who traffic in it and enable it. Rachel has apologized for her part in an affair. That’s not a crime. Tom and Ariana are alleged here to have engaged in criminal acts. They then doubled down and used those actions to shame, bully, belittle, and intentionally try to destroy Rachel’s mental health,” said Leviss’ powerhouse attorney Mark Geragos.
